Recent reviews by Remnant

Start of Early Access
TLDR:
Wonderful unique IP with a good foundational design. Build, Craft and Explore solo or with friends. This is Early access and as such there are some elements still to be introduced and optimizations needed but the game runs well for me on a 1080 and played several hours at the time of this review without issue.

Pros:

1. Unique story driven IP - interesting lore and setting. Very much an Alice in Wonderland vibe
   
2. Characters - Although primarily focused on your guide at the moment. Voice acting and writing is well done.
   
3. Building - some small quality of life additions that I appreciate such as being able to layout the design of a structure and then dump resources in all at once to complete is very helpful. Exploration is required to gather blue prints. some have complained about lack of options here but knowing what is available would require far more play time then what those reviews would suggest.
   
4. Server Based - I know this is controversial but I was able to give a friend access to my start zone and he can log in to it whether or not i'm online. Makes things very simple for co-op play.
   
5. Character Slots - There are 4 character slots so you can have different ones for solo play or various friend groups
   
6. Weather - A bit of dynamic weather here which helps set the tone (rain, hail). I hope to see some extremes. If you've ever played Icarus there is just something powerful about weather being a character in and of itself.

Cons:

1. Building functions need to be further fleshed out. hit X to dismantle built items but there is no UI indication of this.
   
2. Menus are a bit cumbersome. The game has some complexity so a little of this is expected however it can be improved.
   
3. Performance - Although the core game functioned fine for me there is optimization needed for combat / server lag. fights showed signs of delayed reactions. One portal didn't recognize that I ran through it until the third time trying.
   
4. Character creation - still a work in progress. some items missing which are clearly called out.
   [*} NPC - Puck is great but other NPCs do not appear to be voiced. I hope this changes as they feel glaringly empty.
   

So far, it looks like a good start. The initial session went far better than the reviews would have led me to believe. I know people have really strong opinions about server based applications as a service but it does provide some benefits. There is certainly work to be done on optimization and UI layout but the foundation appears to be quite stable for the immediate Early Access launch. Devs have responded with a day one patch. Hopefully quick attention and updates continue. It is quite an ambitious game with the possibility of endless exploration. I'm looking forward to the journey.